Thinking about moving? Before you do, be sure to check out this handy new infographic from GroomingLounge.com.
Billing itself as “the nation’s premier resource for men’s grooming,” the site tried to figure out which cities in America boast the “most handsome” men using the following extremely superficial criteria: amount spent on personal care services per man, personal care products , shaving, apparel, and fitness (based on a report from the American Fitness Index).
You may notice a trend here. Handsome is most associated with how much money one has to spend on personal appearance. Ah, which of course in our book basically makes people generally over groomed and, well, actually less attractive.
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“While handsomeness may be subjective,” the website says, “the criteria in this survey measure the men in each city’s commitment to appearance.”
So which is the “most handsome” city of them all? Researchers found that the guys in Seattle spent the most money on personal care items annually (approximately $3,413). They also spent the most on shaving needs and the second most on services and apparel. San Francisco came in at a close second followed by Washington, D.C. in third. If you are spending almost 4k per year on grooming, you might want to reconsider your priorities, boys.
Not surprisingly the results measured how much disposable income men have, with very little relation to actual handsomeness.
Which other metropolitans made this superficial cut? Check out the infographic below to see…
Glücklich
Eh, I could Seattle landing the *second* spot. Lotta lumbersexuals up there and that seems to be the look du jour (not that I have any objection hubba hubba).
San Francisco should be #1 because Mr. Glücklich lives there. Goddammed hottie.
Spike
Err, ahh, Seattle? Those are lesbians in plaid you are calling handsome.
DistingueTraces
Mightn’t the cities that spend the most on grooming products be the ones with the biggest starting deficit in personal appeal?
Perhaps the cities that don’t appear on the list are home to many ~natural~beauties~.
DonW
Ugh. Spending equates with handsomeness? To me, there’s nothing sexier than a self-assured man who doesn’t need a lot of make-up, procedures and “product” to feel comfortable in his skin.
Mike Jasinski
Ha! You said, “Denver.”
GG
An infographic that doesn’t use proper grammar is suspect.
Victor Barry
Hmmm, I’ve lived in 5 of them.
Johnny Angelo Paccini
CALIFORNIA
Gary Franklyn Mosby
So superficial.
Giancarlo85
Of course. The west coast is known for sexy and beautiful people. California has many of them, including many hot latin guys 🙂
Sukhrajah
Wouldn’t logic dictate that if you are “handsome” you wouldn’t need to out in so much work in ‘grooming’? I mean, if you are so handsome – why would you need to accent it? Of note, Miami (or, and Floridian city as a matter of fact), is devoid of a mention. We have the best of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe consistently joining the ranks of sun bathers, and tan bodies – daily. Not even a mention. Well, more for me I guess.
martinbakman
Minneapolis does have a lot of nice looking men, but also a lot of guys that are just plain nuts.
Josh447
Seattle should be last on the list. I lived there for years and it was so bad the guys would travel to Portland,Oregon for much hotter guys. The guys in Portland always referred to Seattle as getting hit with the ugly stick and never went to Seattle to party. Portland is the place to hit for the Pacific NW. Very hot and not clicky or rain and cloud (and depression) bound like Seattle. Of course there are always exceptions though Seattle has only a few.
Milton Appleby
This list is as relevant as used band aid.
Josh447
This really isn’t a handsomeness graph, at all. It’s more an expenditure graph on self care products. So it isn’t worth beans as far as hot guys in cities go. Title is misleading at best.
You can put lipstick on a pig but …..
Glücklich
@DonW:
It’s widely accepted, even though it has no bearing on my own taste, that money makes a man more attractive. So maybe the *appearance* of having a lot of disposable income to spend in service of one’s looks has some part in the shaky calculus of infographic.
For my part, I do spend a lot on this sort of stuff. If I didn’t I’d never come down from my belltower.
Desert Boy
I love those cord-fed Midwestern boys. Natural, masculine and so eager.
Giancarlo85
@Desert Boy: You seem to like Midwest Republicans too. mediocrity.
And California has way more hotter guys than Florida. Florida is a retirement home.
Giancarlo85
@Glücklich: That explains why Latin guys, who have less money, are hotter than gringos… Wait… That kinda debunks that argument about wealth equaling attractiveness. Often fat white guys have a lot of money… Not hot though lol.
Glücklich
@Giancarlo85:
Hey now. I’m half gringo, half latino. Depends on the latino and depends on the gringo. Mr. Glücklich is ALL gringo….but has no money (well he has my mine).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6E98ZRaU1s
Chris
DC: it’s all those politicians.
Nashville: Grand Ole Opry.
But Seattle? Who knew that hipsters had to look good to be ironic?
NateOcean
Jeez, it’s an ad-campaign disguised as an infographic.
The more crap you buy from their company, they higher your state is in the rankings.
What crap!
judysdad
Hands down, best looking men I’ve seen anywhere: Madison,WI.